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Uchima ubo Habakuku muchimi wakabona.
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''Yawe kasi chinutolelenge utalili kulika kupenja okwili,Nakuti nupulikenge chala.
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Nchifukwa uli imwe mukunipanga ine kubona ubendezi nzkznipzngiska ine kuhabiska pa vyakuchitika viheni? kupasuka na nkhaza vilipantazo zane; palimphindawo, na kuguzana kukula.
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Ntheula lilije nkhongono,na wehazgiwakungolokutingwakukhilla kwa kanyengo chala. pakuti baheni beku kugingilizga blunji ntheula weluzgu wakubendela ndibo ukupelelela,''
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''Labiskani pa vyalo nakunilabilila, baninakuzizwa nakuzizikeka! pakuti ine nadi niliafupikuchita chiuthu chinyake mumazuba ghako mwakuti ugomezgenge chala usange chikumanyiskika kwaiwe.
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Pakutibonami! ine nilipafupi kuuska ba kaladeya- chalo ichonchakofya chamukuchita mwalibilo-iwo bakwemda mukati muchalo ibobakwenda kupolota pakati pa chalo kupoka manyumba aghabo chala.
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Mbakofya nakutentemeska banji, welezgiwabo nakuzelwa kufuma kwa ibo bekha.
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Mahosi ghabo bakuchimbibila kuluska banyawowe, ngalubilo kuluska bakabwe bamise,Ntheula mahosighabo ngakujipulika, nakutibanthu takukwela pa mahosi bakufumila kutalu- bakuduka ngeni nkwazi yikuchimbilila kukalya.
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Bose bakwizila nkhaza; muzindawabo ukuluta ngeni mphepo yamuchipululu nakuti bakunyika bakakoleka nganimuchenga.
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Ntheula ibo baku mwazga bakatonga, na bakutamulila bakuba mwazga waka ibo. ibo baku seka lingalose lakukhola, pakuti bakunyika dongo nakwlipoka.
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Ntheula mphepo yamu kukuthilapo;yamukujumphapo- banalume bakujunyumwa, bene abo nkhongonozaba ndiye Chiuta ngoza wabo''
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'' Kasi muwe ndimwe bakufuma kunyengo zakale, wane yumoza? ise tifwengw chala.Yawe walikubazoza ibo kuweluzgi, nakuti iwe, libwe, wobakhazikiska ibo kukunyololeka.
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Naso ghimu ngawmu chomene kuti ghadodoliske paviheni nakuti ine ukwenela kubona pa vyakuchitika viheni mwakutemela chala. Kasi nchifukwandi sono ukulabiska mwakutemwela paabo ibo bakwendela mphiska? Nchifukwa uli imwe mulichete apo baheni bakumala abo mbalunyi chomene luluska umo ibobalili?
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Iwe ukupanga banalume ngeni somba munyanja, ngenuvintu vyakukhwaba vyambula wakuvilamulila paivyo.
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Iye wakwizanavyo vyose na mbezo; wakugu zila banalume muneti; wakubaunjika ibo pamoza muneti yake chita kuguza; Ntheula wakusekelela nakukondwa.
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Ntheula iye wakujipeleka kunetiyake yakuguzila, nakacha vyakumunkhila ku neti yake yokugaza, pakuti na netiyake wakukhala musambazu,na chakulya chake nchamutengo wapachanya chomene.
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Kasi iye ntheula walitililenge kukhutula neti yake, nakulutilila kukoma mitundu kwambala lusungu?''
*** Vyakulembeka vyakale vyaba Habele vyakumasulika pano, unandi wabo ukuluta nganimphepo yamumumapopa; aghanimazgo nga nonono mukumasulila, nakuti ngakumasulilika munthowa zaku pambana panmbana mukamasuleli kasono***